One Dead in Oregon Bank Bomb Blast

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A bomb exploded inside a bank here late Friday afternoon after explosives experts arrived to check on a suspicious object and a medical examiner said at least one person was killed by the blast.

A spokesman for the Oregon State Police, Lt. Gregg Hastings, said three officers were seriously injured in the explosion. But he said he would not discuss whether there had been fatalities. "We are not ready to address that question at this time," he said.

"We are only confirming serious injuries to three officers," he said at the scene.

He said two of the officers were with the Woodburn police department and the other was with the state police bomb squad.

Marion County deputy medical examiner Rodge Womack said he had been told of at least one fatality. He said he did not know the identity of the victim.